Cambodia
On 17 November 2020, Kristy Newby (Partner, Country Managing Director, Lao PDR & Co-Head of Regional Compliance & Investigations Practice) was pleased to participate in the third Austcham Lao PDR Trends & Opportunities in Laos event “Transforming Laos from a Land-locked to a Land-linked Economy” in Vientiane
Cambodia
In November 2020, William Greenlee (Partner, Managing Director, Myanmar and Singapore) recently contributed two articles on Data & Cyber Security in Myanmar and in Malaysia for the In-House Community Asian-
USA
On 29 May 2020, the India-Thai Chamber of Commerce organized a panel discussion with industry experts on Thailand Economic Outlook – All is not lost. DFDL Partner, Vinay Ahuja, took the helm in moderating this insightful discussion between two key experts: Amonthep Chawla (EVP, Head of Research CIMB THAI Bank) and Adisorn V. Singhsacha (Founder & CEO of Twin Pine Group)
USA
Vincent Morand (Senior Consultant, DFDL) participated in a podcast with Oleksiy Burchevskyy (Head of Aviation Sector, Kinstellar) and two aviation law specialists Isabelle Lelieur, Thierry Mazoyer (Partners, Chevrier Avocat). The podcast focused on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the aviation industry, in particular how airports are surviving the crisis, lessors’ treatment of aircraft leases and repossessions and airline policies on passenger refunds
USA
On 13 May 2020, DFDL Myanmar was pleased to provide for AMCHAM Myanmar the latest webinar for its members on Recent Legal & Tax Updates. William Greenlee (Partner & Managing Director, Myanmar/Singapore), Diberjohn Balinas (Senior Tax Manager), Nar Wah (Senior Legal Adviser) and Rohan Bishayee (Legal Adviser) discussed recent and relevant legal and tax updates for businesses operating in Myanmar
USA
Clint O’Connell (Partner & Head of Cambodia Tax Practice) was recently quoted in the Khmer Times article: Double-tax deals signed and more in the pipeline.
The article discusses the Double Taxation Agreements (“DTAs”) recently signed by Cambodia with six other ASEAN member states and new measures to come. In addition to these six signed DTAs, the government is actively negotiating with the remaining ASEAN members to reach a deal on DTAs with them
USA
On 5 May 2020, Nishant Choudhary (Partner and Myanmar Deputy Managing Director) participated in EuroCham Myanmar’s latest webinar with U Aung Naing Oo (Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Permanent Secretary and Covid-19 Economic Recovery Committee Secretary) and EuroCham Myanmar Co-Chair members to discuss initiatives to support businesses in Myanmar amidst the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. This webinar was accessible to EuroCham Myanmar members
USA
DFDL is proud to have been named Mekong Region Firm of the Year at the 2020 Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific awards. These awards give recognition to leading national and international law firms across the region based on research conducted by the 2020 Chambers Asia-Pacific committee. This accolade reflects our Firm’s commitment to stand out, provide our clients with the very best service and break new ground as a leading regional firm
USA
DFDL recently contributed to the Eversheds Sutherland guide on Asia-Pacific Force Majeure. Across 6 of our jurisdictions (Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) DFDL’s experts answer questions related to force majeure clauses in contracts. This publication features a wide range of approaches and commentary on the particular treatment of force majeure events in these jurisdictions. Check out the update on your country now: https://ezine.eversheds-sutherland
